June 11th Meeting 'Alternative Sequins'

 Sue will lead this exciting mini workshop 'Alternative Sequins' . 

See below for requirements-

The colour raffle is brown, please remember to bring your donations-

We will also be holding a sales table - please see guidelines below-

·        All items should be packaged or well presented.

·        All items should be clearly marked with a price & the sellers name.

·        Seller must provide a cash box or suitable box clearly marked with their name.

·        It is a good idea to have a list of items for sale, with your name at the top of the form.

·        Any monies made are subject to 15% commission which goes to branch funds.

·        The 15% commission should be counted by yourself and another & passed to the Treasurer/s on the day preferably in a cash bag or similar showing the amount, your name

     and sales table commission.

·        Any of your items not sold on the day MUST be taken home as you are responsible for those items.

Requirements for mini workshop-

The aim of this session is to make your own sequins, using recycled items, fabric scraps etc and then by layering and manipulating them, along with stitch or beads you can produce a unique piece of art.

·       An embroidery hoop 5” to 7” in diameter

·       A base mid weight fabric which is slightly larger than your hoop eg. linen, cotton canvas, denim, wool or     felt.

·       A needle with a smallish eye (ensure your chosen thread will go through the eye) and sharp point & a         tapestry needle with a sharp point

·       Embroidery thread eg. Crochet thread, Perle or stranded embroidery thread.

·       Sharp scissors to cut out sequins

·       Pen or pencil/small ruler

·       Small lid to draw round eg. Bottle top or old cotton reel

·       Small/medium beads (optional) NB ensure your needle will go through the bead

·       Hole punch or shape punches used for paper craft or shapes template.

·       A few small containers to keep selections of cut sequins in eg. Small jam jars/ice cream pots with lids/plastic pots with lids

         you will also need 3 or 4 small different scrap materials to make the sequins -

·        Paper/card, envelopes with patterned inners, gift wrap, magazine pages, seed packets, coloured paper, wallpaper, cereal boxes, sketchbook pages.

·       Fabric scraps eg. Patterned cotton, mesh/net, lace, leather

·       Soft metals eg. Foil, dessert pot lid, pie tin, flattened puree tubes (NB please take care when handling metals as edges can be sharp)

·       Recycled plastics eg. Packaging, wrappers, ground coffee packets, cellophane

      Sue  will bring some samples, additional fabric, threads, equipment and materials so please do not go

          out and buy anything- the idea is to use some of your existing stash.